FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask passes a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Sunday reported its sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, just as the capital city of Southeast Asia's most populous country prepares to re-impose social distancing restrictions.
New infections on Sunday reached 3,636 with new deaths at 73, showed data from the health ministry's website. That brought the total number of infections to 218,382 and deaths to 8,723.
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